The Frenchman netted his first goal for the Magpies in 18 months - with his last coming in the dying minutes of a 3-0 win over Hull City in January 2015.

And how the times have changed since then.

Back then Gouffran’s deflected strike late in the game gave John Carver his first win as caretaker boss after he took over following Alan Pardew’s departure for Crystal Palace.

Carver would eventually go on to keep the Magpies in the Premier League, but the mood was anything but good.

Now however, despite relegation, Rafa Benitez has the Toon Army rocking again, and as fans get on board for the Rafalution some noted on Twitter that his ability to get Gouffran to score is proof that the Spaniard really can produce miracles.

Your reaction on Twitter to the goal was hilarious.

There’s Gifs galore as we round-up some of our favourite tweets to Gouffran’s goal against Southend United.